By Sam Waller
The start of the Albany Lady Lions’ basketball season is on hold pending the volleyball team’s run in the playoffs, coach Tate Thompson said.
Under UIL rules, girls were allowed to begin practicing Wednesday, Oct. 19, with the first scrimmage date being Saturday. Oct. 29. Girls may begin playing games on Friday, Nov. 4.
However, player availability will be an issue until Albany volleyball concludes its season.
By Sam Waller
Albany’s Jonathan Coody and Briley Tabor faced less-than-ideal conditions and strong competition at the Region II-2A cross country meet Monday, Oct. 24 at Grand Prairie’s Lynn Creek Park at Joe Pool Lake.
Coach Ginger Norton said heavy rains during the Class 6A and 4A races earlier in the day left the course sloppy.
“By the time we got to run, it was muddy and slippery,” she said. “The rain did let up while we ran, so that helped.”
By Sam Waller
Senior Day did not go the way the Albany Lady Lions wanted, ending in a five-set loss to Hawley on Saturday, Oct. 22 in a key District 6-2A volleyball match.
The Lady Lions (23-8 overall, 7-1 district) closed out the regular season Tuesday, Oct. 25, by sweeping Ranger 25-8, 25-13, 25-14 on the road.
Lady Lion coach M.J. Reneau said that since Albany and Hawley, who split their district matches, tied for first place, seeding was determined Wednesday by flipping a coin, with the Lady Lions ending up as the second place seed.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions officially clinched a playoff berth and took sole possession of first place in the District 6-2A Division II race last week with a 55-0 victory over the Roscoe Plowboys.
The Lions (6-2 overall, 3-0 district), who moved up a spot to No. 7 in the Class 2A Division II state rankings with the win, can clinch the district’s top playoff seed Friday, Oct. 28 when they visit the Hamlin Pied Pipers. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. at Piper Stadium.
By Sam Waller
The Moran Bulldogs football team spent last week’s open date preparing for district play, and coach John Hughes is optimistic about the team’s chances to extend its season.
The Bulldogs (0-7) open District 14-1A Division II at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 against Valera Panther Creek at Bulldog Field after facing a nondistrict schedule that included four teams that have been ranked in the top 25 of Division II and a pair of Division I opponents.
By Sam Waller
The Moran Lady Bulldogs volleyball team split a pair of matches last week, falling to Rising Star in four sets before sweeping Trent.
The Lady Bulldogs began the second round of District 14-1A play Tuesday, Oct. 18 against Strawn at home. Details will be reported next week.
Moran has two district matches remaining and will play a warmup match against Gustine at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at home. Details for the team’s bi-district game will be finalized once pairings are announced.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Lady Cubs played twice in five days because of the Columbus Day holiday with the eighth grade splitting, while the seventh grade lost twice.
The junior high will close out the schedule Monday, Oct. 24 at Ranger. The eighth grade will play at 5:00 p.m. The seventh grade will not play because Ranger does not have two junior high teams.
Eighth Grade
The eighth grade Lady Cubs rallied to win 20-25, 25-19, 18-16 at Bangs.
By Sam Waller
Ronnie Anderson and Tommie Tierney were elected to board positions Saturday, Oct. 15 during the Albany Golf Club’s annual business meeting.
The two were selected to fill openings created by the expiring terms of Randy Walker and James Waters.
“The club and board would like to thank Randy Walker and James Waters for all of their years of dedicated service to the club and board,” board member Charles Barrett said.
Barrett said a meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25 to determine officers.
By Sam Waller
The Albany NFL Flag Football League begins the second half of its season this week with four teams having managed to avoid a loss.
Week 4 games start at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Albany High School track infield.
The Cowboys (Kindergarten-First Grade) and Broncos (Fourth-Sixth Grade) improved to 3-0 to remain atop the standings in their divisions. The Bengals and Titans continue to share the lead in the Second-Third Grade division at 2-0-1.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Cubs football teams swept their games Thursday, Oct. 13 at Cross Plains with the seventh grade winning 26-14, while the eighth grade won 28-20.
The Cubs return home to face Roscoe on Thursday, Oct. 20 (tonight). The seventh grade game will kick off at 4:30 p.m. with the eighth grade to follow.
Seventh Grade
At Cross Plains, Clay Chapman threw three touchdown passes and had two interceptions on defense, returning one for a score, as the seventh grade Cubs remained undefeated at 6-0.
